ISSN:0001-2092    

DOI:10.1016/S0001-2092(06)63118-9

出版商:Wiley    

年代:2006

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ISSN:0001-2092    

DOI:10.1016/S0001-2092(06)63119-0

出版商:Wiley    

年代:2006

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ISSN:0001-2092    

DOI:10.1016/S0001-2092(06)63120-7

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年代:2006

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ABSTRACTTuberculosis (TB) has plagued mankind for many centuries. In the past, the number of people afflicted with this potentially deadly disease declined, but there has been a recent dramatic increase in TB incidence. This increase is attributed largely to people who are coinfected with TB and HIV and to the development of resistant strains ofMycobacterium tuberculosisduring the last decade. The US social infrastructure also has contributed to a rapid rise in TB cases due to adverse socioeconomic factors and an increase in the number of immigrants and people infected with HIV. This article gives a historical overview of TB; discusses its diagnosis, transmission and prevention modalities; and provides a case study about a TB‐infected patient who required emergent surgical intervention.AORN J63 (April 1996) 705–715.

ISSN:0001-2092    

DOI:10.1016/S0001-2092(06)63121-9

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年代:2006

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ABSTRACTPerioperative staff members encounter many occupational exposure hazards in the workplace. Cytotoxic agent exposure is a relatively new hazard that perioperative staff members are experiencing as more surgeons use hyperthermic intraoperative intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIIC) to treat patients with abdominopelvic cavity malignancies. Routes of exposure include inhalation, ingestion, injection, and skin contact. The National Cancer Institute, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, and the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations provide guidelines for the safe administration and handling of cytotoxic agents. Institutions in which cytotoxic agents are administered should use these guidelines to develop policies, procedures, and educational programs to protect surgical patients and perioperative staff members.AORN J63 (April 1996) 716–724.

ISSN:0001-2092    

DOI:10.1016/S0001-2092(06)63122-0

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年代:2006

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ABSTRACTLandau‐Kleffner syndrome (LKS) is an acquired epileptic aphasia caused by a lesion in the speech centers of the cerebral cortex during a critical period of childhood development. Characteristics of LKS include language deterioration, seizure disorders, and severe electroencephalogram abnormalities. Multiple subpial transection (MST) is a surgical procedure that eliminates seizure activity in the cerebral cortex while preserving the child's normal cortical functions of speech, movement, primary sensation, and memory. This article presents a summary of clinical studies on LKS and discusses the diagnosis of LKS, traditional medical treatments, patient selection for MST procedures, and perioperative care of children undergoing MST procedures.AORN J63 (April 1996) 727–739.

ISSN:0001-2092    

DOI:10.1016/S0001-2092(06)63123-2

出版商:Wiley    

年代:2006

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ISSN:0001-2092    

DOI:10.1016/S0001-2092(06)63124-4

出版商:Wiley    

年代:2006

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ABSTRACTThe sales professional course “Introduction to the Operating Room” offered by the AORN Center for Nursing Practice, Health Policy, and Research is an introductory program in OR etiquette. Its purpose is to provide sales professionals a working knowledge of OR protocol for them to function appropriately in OR settings. Sales professionals who have completed this course establish mutually beneficial perioperative partnerships with OR personnel. Sales professionals' effectiveness is strengthened as a result of their newly acquired knowledge of OR protocol, and patient safety is protected. An AORN Certificate of Recognition is awarded on completion of the course.AORN J63 (April 1996) 745–749.

ISSN:0001-2092    

DOI:10.1016/S0001-2092(06)63125-6

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年代:2006

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ABSTRACTThe authors investigated music as a method to reduce ambulatory surgery patients' preoperative anxiety. They assigned 42 patients to either an experimental or a control group and compared the patients' vital signs and self‐reports of anxiety, which were measured using the state portion of the State‐Trait Anxiety Inventory. The study results indicate that music can be more beneficial than preoperative instruction alone in reducing ambulatory surgery patients' anxiety. Patients who listened to their choice of music before surgery in addition to receiving preoperative instruction had significantly lower heart rates than patients in the control group who received only preoperative instruction. Differences in experimental and control group patients' blood pressure measurements and respiratory rates approached significance. The authors suggest that perioperative nurses offer music as a viable option to reduce anxiety in ambulatory surgery patients who believe music is a method of relaxation.AORN J63 (April 1996) 750–758.

ISSN:0001-2092    

DOI:10.1016/S0001-2092(06)63126-8

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年代:2006

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ABSTRACTResearchers used an experimental research design to vary the amount of parental presence during their children's anesthesia induction and recovery and measured the effect of parental presence on parental anxiety and satisfaction with care. The State‐Trait Anxiety Inventory was used to assess parental anxiety. The researchers measured parents' blood pressures and pulse rates as a second measure of anxiety. They found no significant differences in parental anxiety between study groups (ie, the parents attending during their children's anesthesia induction and recovery, the parents not attending) but observed significant differences between mothers and fathers. Overall satisfaction scores were high, with little variability and no significant differences between study groups. Parents and physicians and nursing staff members supported the practice of parental presence during children's anesthesia induction and immediate postoperative recovery period.AORN J63 (April 1996) 761–768.

ISSN:0001-2092    

DOI:10.1016/S0001-2092(06)63127-X

出版商:Wiley    

年代:2006

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